The Aim of the Thesis is to give better design and solutions to reduce the negative impact of Hyderabad Metro rail project on the city environment and Traffic.
Hyderabad is a mega city that covers 625 sq. km. of municipal corporation area and 6852 sq. km.of metropolitan area.
It is fast emerging as the hub of IT, Biotech, Pharma and Tourism sector. Its strategic geographical location, multilingual and cosmopolitan culture, tremendous growth potential and investment-friendly economic policy are all making it an attractive destination for corporate, entrepreneurs, academicians and homemakers alike. The increasing pressure of the burgeoning population is putting Hyderabad's Transportation System under constant pressure.The need of the hour is a robust system that is dependable, comfortable, affordable and sustainable.Its population stands at 8 million and is projected to touch 13.64 million by 2021. Currently, over 2.8million personalized vehicles ply on Hyderabad roads, with an addition of 0.20 million vehicles every year. 8 million motorized trips are made every day, of which, only about 3.36 million or 42%are made by the Public Transportation System (PTS) i.e., buses and local trains. That means the rest of the trips are made by personal vehicles leading to traffic bottlenecks, high pollution levels and a steep increase in fuel consumption.
A people-friendly city is that which provides a good quality of life. An efficient, safe, reliable and comfortable public transportation system is one of the pre-requisites of good living. The answer lies in Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) also called Metro rail. Accordingly, the development of Metro Rail was approved for 71.16 km., covering three high density traffic corridors of Hyderabad.The Metro Rail System has proved to be the most efficient in terms of energy consumption, space occupancy and numbers transported.
Hyderabad Metro Rail project covers three high density traffic corridors of Hyderabad:
(1) Miyapur-LB Nagar (28.87 km - 27 stations)
(2) JBS-Falaknuma (14.78 km - 16 stations)
(3) Nagole-Shilparamam (27.51 km - 23 stations)Total: 71.16 km; 66 stations.
Indian cities, unlike their European counterparts do not have well defined central business districts where large number of working class people are required to be transported in and out,thus makes it difficult to justify a high-capacity system such as a metro rail system.
If one considers door-to-door trips then metro does not save time for typical travel distances, since the time to access a metro station and delays within the metro station also need to be considered. Thus car travel, and hence congestion would not be resolved by metro, a myth that people needed to understand. In addition, he felt that every interchange imposes a significant penalty on the commuter,thus making the whole idea of feeder routes a non-starter.
